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Jim Carter as Mr. Carson in Downton Abbey (2019).

Despite its exhaustively polished veneer, 'Downton Abbey' was always a soap opera. So it should come as no surprise that fans have developed some wacky theories about the show.

Kristin Hunt








Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Samuel L. Jackson in The Avengers (2012).

Earlier this year, 'Avengers: Endgame' became the highest-grossing movie of all-time worldwide—and turned many of its stars into Hollywood's highest-grossing actors.

Garin Pirnia
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FX’s ‘Fosse/Verdon’ has captivated viewers with its behind-the-scenes look at the careers of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, but there’s always more to know.

Ellen Gutoskey




Jerry Lewis and Robert De Niro star in The King of Comedy (1982).

'The King of Comedy' is Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro’s meditation on the often hostile lines that form between private and public life, and one of the most eerily prescient films of the 1980s.

Matthew Jackson










The affable actor takes a Zen approach to his career, alternating smaller parts with event films like the 'John Wick' and 'Matrix' franchises. He also may have married Winona Ryder by accident.

Jake Rossen, Todd Gilchrist


Jimmy Stewart in Alfred Hitchock's Rear Window (1954).

Alfred Hitchcock taught us all the dangers of spying on your neighbors with his 1954 thriller 'Rear Window'.

Kristin Hunt